Country singer Clint Black, famous for hit songs including “Killin’ Time” and “Better Man,” will release his first all-new studio album in 10 years on Sept. 25.

“On Purpose” is comprised of 14 self-produced songs written or co-written by Black and recorded in his Nashville-area home studio over the course of the last several years.

“I was always slow,” said Black of making new albums. “(The record label) always wanted one every 12 months-ish and I was never there. I was more two to two-and-a-half years.”

Black said he was selective when choosing where to place his new music, meeting with major record labels in search of a team he felt would allow him to be true to his artistry. When that didn’t work, Black partnered with Nashville-based entertainment company Thirty Tigers to release “On Purpose.”

The album contains Black’s third duet with his wife, actress Lisa Hartman Black, “You Still Get to Me” and other ballads “Only One Way to Live” and “Stay Gone,” the upbeat “Beer” and “Better and Worse” and the groove-infused “Summertime Song.”

“Musically, ‘On Purpose’ is right where I want to be,” Black said in a statement. “I pushed myself hard for this album, doing more of the guitar work, even playing slide guitar for the first time.”